Cleaned Was Cleaned Didn't Invite Wasn't Invited Cancelled Were Cancelled Did Not Accuse Weren't Accused
The document provides examples of sentences in both active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice the subject receives the action. For each example, the active voice sentence is given first followed by its equivalent passive voice version. There are 24 pairs of active and passive voice sentences demonstrating this grammatical concept.
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Cleaned Was Cleaned Didn't Invite Wasn't Invited Cancelled Were Cancelled Did Not Accuse Weren't Accused
The document provides examples of sentences in both active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice the subject receives the action. For each example, the active voice sentence is given first followed by its equivalent passive voice version. There are 24 pairs of active and passive voice sentences demonstrating this grammatical concept.
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1. Active Voice: We cleaned our house yesterday.
(Kami membersihkan rumah
kami kemarin.) Passive Voice: Our house was cleaned yesterday. (Rumah kami dibersihkan kemarin.) 2. Active Voice: She didn’t invite me to the party. (Ia tidak mengundang saya ke pesta tersebut.) Passive Voice: I wasn’t invited to the party. (Saya tidak diundang ke pesta tersebut.) 3. Active Voice: They cancelled all flights because of fog. (Mereka membatalkan semua penerbangan karena kabut.) Passive Voice: All flights were cancelled because of fog. (Semua penerbangan dibatalkan karena kabut.) 4. Active Voice: We did not accuse you of stealing money. (Kami tidak menuduhmu mencuri uang.) Passive Voice: You weren’t accused of stealing money. (Kamu tidak dituduh mencuri uang.) 5. Active Voice: Did she solve Math problems very quickly? (Apakah ia menyelesaikan soal-soal Matematika dengan sangat cepat?) Passive Voice: Were Math problems solved very quickly by her? (Apakah soal-soal Matematika dipecahkan dengan sangat cepat olehnya?) 6. Active Voice: Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998. (Larry Page dan Sergey Brin mendirikan Google pada tahun 1998.) Passive Voice: Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. (Google didirikan oleh Larry Page and Sergey Brin pada tahun 1998.) 7. Active Voice: They didn’t study Math last night. (Mereka tidak belajar Matematika tadi malam.) Passive Voice: Math wasn’t studied last night. (Matematika tidak dipelajari tadi malam.) 8. Active Voice: When did father paint my room? (Kapan ayah mengecar kamarku?) Passive Voice: When was my room painted by father? (Kapan kamarku dicat oleh ayah?) 9. Active Voice: Her company employed three thousand people in 2003. (Perusahaannya mempekerjakan 3.000 orang pada tahun 2003.) Passive Voice: Three thousand people were employed by her company in 2003. (Tiga ribu orang dipekerjakan oleh perusahaannya pada tahun 2003.) 10. Active Voice: Susan visited her gradparents in Kalimantan last Sunday. (Susan mengunjungi kakek-neneknya di Kalimantan pada hari Minggu lalu.) Passive Voice: Susan’s grandparents were visited last Sunday in Kalimantan. (Kakek-nenek Susan dikunjungi pada hari Minggu lalu di Kalimantan.) 11. Active Voice: Someone copied these documents at the weekend. (Seseorang disalin dokumen-dokumen ini pada akhir pekan.) Passive Voice: These documents were copied at the weekend. (Dokumen- dokumen ini disalin pada akhir pekan.) 12. Active Voice: She answered the questions from Mr. President loudly. (Ia menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari Bapak Presiden dengan keras.) Passive Voice: The questions from Mr. President were answered loudly. (Pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari Bapak Presiden dijawab dengan keras.) 13. Active: My grandfather built this house in 1945. (Kakek saya membangun rumah ini pada tahun 1945.) Passive: This house was built by my grandfather in 1945. (Rumah ini dibangun oleh kakek saya pada tahun 1945.) 14. Active: When did the thief steal gold necklaces from the woman’s bedroom? (Kapan pencuri itu mencuri kalung-kalung emas dari kamar tidur perempuan tersebut?) Passive: When were gold necklaces stolen from the woman’s bedroom? (Kapan kalung-kalung emas dicuri dari kamar tidur perempuan tersebut?) 15. Active: I did my Math projects last week. (Saya menyelesaikan proyek Matematika minggu lalu.) Passive: My Math projects were done last week. (Proyek Matematika saya diselesaikan minggu lalu.) 16. Active: My four-year-old sister made breakfast this morning. (Saudaraku yang berumur 4 tahun membuat sarapan pagi ini.) Passive: Breakfast this morning was made by my four-year-old sister. (Sarapan pagi ini dibuat oleh saudaraku yang berumur 4 tahun.) 17. Active: I ate my lunch an hour ago. (Saya makan siang sejam yang lalu.) Passive: My lunch was eaten an hour ago. (Bekal siang saya dimakan sejam yang lalu.) 18. Active: Somebody took my magazine on the desk yesterday. (Seseorang mengambil majalah saya di meja kemarin.) Passive: My magazine on the desk was taken yesterday. (Majalah saya di atas meja diambil kemarin.) 19. Active: She read three books last month. (Ia membaca 3 buah buku bulan lalu) Passive: Three books were read by her last month. (Tiga buah buku dibacanya bulan lalu.) 20. Active: The teacher told them to help Laura solve her problems. (Guru menyuruh mereka membantu Laura menyelesaikan masalah-masalahnya.) Passive: They were told to help Laura solve her problems. (Mereka diminta membantu Laura menyelesaikan masalah-masalahnya.) 21. Active: My younger brother didn’t put those cards here (Adikku tidak meletakkan kartu-kartu itu di sini.) Passive: Those cards weren’t put here. (Kartu-kartu tersebut tidak diletakkan di sini.) 22. Active: The lady sang your favourite song two hours ago. (Perempuan itu enyanyikan lagi kesukaanmu dua jam yang lalu.) Passive: Your favourite song was sung by the lady two hours ago. (Lagu kesukaanmu dinyanyikan oleh perempuan itu dua jam yang lalu.) 23. Active: They didn’t spend much money on a house. (Ia tidak menghabiskan banyak uang untuk sebuah rumah.) Passive: Much money wasn’t spent on a house. (Banyak uang tidak dihabiskan untuk sebuah rumah.) 24. Active: Did she buy any fruit for us? (Apakah ia membeli buah untuk kita?) Passive: Was any fruit bought for us? (Apakah ada buah yang dibelikan untuk kami?)